Hat package



H. L. DIEHL HAT PACKAGE Filed Aug. 21, 1941 Nov.16 1943.

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Patented Nov. 16, 1943 .HAT PACKAGE Y. f Herman l Diehl, ltlfontgcrrneryg{Gou'n'ttg l ya., v:as-f f l signonto.- JolinB.. y'Stetson Companyr-Rhiladeliphia,la.` acornoration ofllennsylvana AipplicationfAlguStZl, 1941,?SeritlNel07l72l u "rename lomos-f). f."

"This :invention i relates to a= package y'for' packing hatsfor shipping ands'tcrage. The invention primarilyrreiates fto the Jpacking 'l offsot-hats fsuch vforin'stance as fur,I orswoolflt hats but itl could be used to advantage in packinglother; soft'hats or stior derby/or straw hats. i "Ifhe'objectsthereof are to-provide ab'ox` or'pac'k'age Vwith simple, inexpensive; ecient and compactv means for spacing the hats apart and preventing them from" bearing one upon the other yor 'from-being rubbedby either the individual-packing means or the successive packing devices placed inA aA single package. A y A In the package` of 4thisinvention-a pluralityjohats maybelpacked'in-superposed or nestedtrela'- tion lsov that no hat in the package wllbejjsubjee-teamone Weigh-t of anyjothernatortdrthe pressure o-ffanyotheripart andseparategindivi'dual means are provided for centeringand limiting fendwise or sidewise movement 'of e'a'ch ofifthe superposed hats.- Y A crown and brim protector of thev typelsliown in Patent' No. 2,141,017., "December` 20,1938, may be pla-ced "about the crown i of 'each hat prior `to placing it in the collar of the instant invention. As'shown `in that patent the crown protector may be co-extensive with the sides of thecrown.`

Aside from the supporting platforms and collars no separate holder is required to separate the hats one from the other.

These and other objects will become apparent from the following description and accompanying drawing forming a part hereof and in which:

Figure l is a partial sectional vertical View through the side of a hat package embodying the invention.`

`Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional View in the vertical plane showing the detailed structure.

Figure 3 is a plan view of an individual hat holder. f Y

Figure 4 is a plan view of the platform prior to folding. A plurality of hat holders I are placed one upon the other in an outer container 2. This container can hold as many of these individual hat holders as may be desired, either six or twelve hats or a `lesser number if desired. It is constructed to hold the desired number closely, to avoid relative movement of contents and container. The lowerlnost` hat holder is made a triiie deeper than the upper ones so that the v@tiroivn ofthe hat may not Contact the bottom of he package.y The upper hats telescope slightly into the next lower hat so that the succeeding platforms need not be so high, although it is most important that they hefhigh enough to prevent cruslfiinggofiy the successive crowns, ofy the hats by the next lower hat; The individual hat holders I'` are formed-with a platform 3 and with sides bent ninety Idegrees. The sides are cutjout as shown at' at a'slight angle, so that'whenjsided is turned w vside@contacts withtheendlof side 4 and the corner "Iisbent over'upon side 4 and stapled;` the topof the corner 'l'.cominglflushrwith .the top of the platformv 3. j Thismethod of construction makes for rigidity and `1`.1niforrrity of taper for each individuali hat holder. The, tapered con-` vstruction `ofthe holders prevents them from tele- `scoping.one upon' 4the other, therebyl forming a `rigid'supportfor each individual hat. The plat- `form offeach holder has 'an oval opening therein, .and/in each` opening i`s placed' a collana. These collarsareformed withrolled orwcurled top Aa'nd'bottoin"forming hollow beads IG, these beads presentingga broadened'surface II for the brim I 220i inverted hats I "VIhe surface I .I projecting from the lower, end ofthe collar preventsthenext .lower lfiatfvfromv moving.upwardly Eto VContact eitherrthelflower.sidefof the `platiornl above or from crushing .thecrown oftheA next upper-hat.

Each hatis'b'y the juxtaposed surfaces I I held in position by the brim where it has very limited movement and thereby rubbing of the crown or brim and the distortion of them is prevented. Likewise the brim is limited in the amount of movement permitted to it by the proximity of the top of the platform.

The collars 9 have a groove I4 circumferentially thereof projecting inwardly and the collars are placed into the openings 8 and expanded upon themselves so that the platform fits 'snugly into the` groove i4 and in this position the collars are stapled at I5. Thev extremities of the collars including the beads Il) are telescoped together as shown at I6 in Figures `1, 2 and 3. Over the top hat is placed a more shallow cover I'I. This top I1 need not have any oval opening centrally thereof. Itholds the stackof holders down in the outer container in case the container should be turned over and prevents the weight of the other holders from falling upon the brim of the top hat. A

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that there is no weight on any hat, as each holder rests directly upon each next lower holder and the lowermost holder is supported on the bottom of the container. The construction of the holdersgives them sucient rigidity to hold the hats and as the;7 t tightly The packages will carry a great many more hats K 'in this construction than is possible where round orsquare or oval boxes are used. If desired the individual parts, the containersjthe'hat holders and the collars may be stored and shipped fiat required for use.

I claim: v Y. 1. A hat package comprising a container having side walls, a plurality of hat holders adapted *n tobe superposedfone upon the otherand held in centered vertical alignment by the'side walls of said container, each holder comprisinga platform; having an opening therein and sides projecting downwardly therefrom and resting upon the platform of a next lower holder, the lower horizontal perimeter/of said vsides being less than that kof .y the platform, a collar circumferentially vsupported inA said openingadapted tofreceivevthe crown of an inverted hat therein, the collar` projecting substantially above and below the platform and limiting the movement of the hat therein and vofthe'hat in a next lower collar, the platform sides spacing hats between adjacent ,eollars from contact one with the other.

`2.' A hat package "comprising a container having side Walls, a plurality of hat holders adapted to be superposed one upon the other and held in centered vertical alignment by the side walls ofsaidcontainer, each holder ,comprising a. plat- `form having an opening therein` 'and sides projecting downwardly therefrom and resting upon so that they will occupy very little space until A tween, the platform sides spacing hats between adjacent collars from contact one with the other.

3. A hat package comprising a container having side walls, a plurality of hat holders adapted to be superposed one upon the other and held in centered vertical alignment by the side walls of said container, each holder comprising a platformhaving an opening therein and sides projecting downwardly therefrom and resting upon'y the platform of a nextvlower holder, the lower, horizontal perimeter of said sides being less than that of the platform, a collar circumferentially supported in said opening adapted to receive the crown of an inverted hat therein, the collar proe jecting substantially above and below the platform and limiting the movement of the hat there'- in and of the hat in a next lower collar, the platform sides spacing hats between adjacent colsame circumferentially in said oval opening, the

the platform of a next lower holder, the lower horizontalperimeter of said sides being less than thatof the `platform, a collar` circumferentially supported in said opening adapted tojre'ceive the crown of an inverted hat therein, the collar projecting substantially above and below the platform, the lower edge of one collar being spaced from and lying directly above the upper edge of a next lower collar, the juxtaposedcollar edges limiting the movement of ahat brim therebelars from contact one with the other, and a top having downwardly directed sides to space .it from the top platform and limiting themovement of the top hatA and supporting thestaclr'of hats upon the inversion of the container. Y

4. A hat package comprising a container, a

plurality of holders adapted to be superposed one upon the `other and held in centered vertical alignment by said container, each lholder-com- `prising a platform having an oval opening therein, the platform having edges thereon turned l down through slightly more than ,ninety degrees, ,the lower horizontal perimeter of the edges being less than that of the platform, and forming a support for the platform upon the platformof a next lower holder, a collar of larger-perimeter than the hat crown having means to holdV the collar being adapted to receive the crown of an inverted hat therein, the collar projecting above the platform to support the brim of the hat, and f extendingwell below the platform intoproximity to the collar on a next lower platform to prevent a hat therein from rising labove the collar described, the platform sides spacing lhats between adjacent collars from contact oneV with theothenf HERMAN L, DIEHL.. 

